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Horror

The Returning

An obsessive ghost love story

1990•1h 38m•

★7.5(3 ratings)

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Overview

A successful city lawyer abandons his practice and heads out to the country. There he comes upon a stately, but neglected, homestead. He moves in, and during his first night a beautiful ghostly woman makes love to him, in his sleep. Soon his dreams become more engrossing than his everyday world and girlfriend. Gradually he unravels the tragedy of his spirit lovers' past. To respond to her call, he needs to embrace the hearafter.

Director

John Day

Writers

Clinton Phillips, John Day

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Main Cast

Phillip Gordon

Alan Steadman

Alison Routledge

Jessica Scott

Max Cullen

Father Donohue

Jim Moriarty

George

John Ewart

Steadman Senior

Movies

Horror

The Returning

An obsessive ghost love story

1990•1h 38m•

★7.5(3 ratings)

HorrorThriller

Overview

Director

John Day

Writers

Clinton Phillips, John Day

Watchlist

Main Cast

Phillip Gordon

Alan Steadman

Alison Routledge

Jessica Scott

Max Cullen

Father Donohue

Jim Moriarty

George

John Ewart

Steadman Senior

Grant Tilly

Dr. Pitts

Jenny Ryken

Charlotte Heatherington

Frank Whitten

Mr Spiggs

Judie Douglass

Miriam

Full Crew

Direction

Director: John Day

Writing

Screenplay: Clinton Phillips
Screenplay: John Day

Production

Producer: Trishia Downie

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Clive Cockburn

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Kevin Hayward

Editing

Editor: Simon Clothier

Art Direction

Production Design: Mike Becroft

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Christine West

Keywords

supernaturalcursedeathghost

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "An obsessive ghost love story"

The production budget was $1.5M.

The runtime is 98 minutes (1h 38m).

The film was directed by John Day.

The screenplay was written by Clinton Phillips and John Day.

The score was composed by Clive Cockburn.

Cinematography was handled by Kevin Hayward.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0100483.

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Rating

7.5/10

Great

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Returning

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

New Zealand

Budget:

$1,500,000

Production Companies:

New Zealand Film Commission

David Hannay Productions

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